Freddie

Freddie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “peaceful ruler”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: FRED-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (88% of all uses)

Freddie is a diminutive of Frederick or Alfred in English usage, though most often of Frederick. The usual source is Frederick, from Germanic elements meaning 'peace' and 'ruler'.

English names Names meaning peace Names meaning royalty Vintage names Short names

How popular is Freddie?

202428.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Freddie in 202495

2024 rank#1,949 boys

Peak year1938

Total US babies since 188083,507

Freddie is steady now but far below its 1938 peak.

Names like Freddie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Frederickpeaceful ruler · Germanic
Fredpeaceful ruler · Germanic
Freddypeaceful ruler · Germanic
Fredrickpeaceful ruler · Germanic
Federicopeaceful ruler · Germanic
Fredricpeaceful ruler · Germanic
Williamresolute protector · Germanic
Henryhome ruler · Germanic

Freddie questions

What does the name Freddie mean?

Freddie means "peaceful ruler". It comes from Germanic. Freddie is a diminutive of Frederick or Alfred in English usage, though most often of Frederick. The usual source is Frederick, from Germanic elements meaning 'peace' and 'ruler'.

Is Freddie a boy or girl name?

Freddie is mainly a boy's name in US records (88% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Freddie?

95 US babies were named Freddie in 2024. Its peak year was 1938.

How do you pronounce Freddie?

Freddie is usually pronounced FRED-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.